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Cryptococcal meningitis and internal ophthalmoplegia
Identifier
017726
Type of Spiritual Experience
Number of hallucinations: 1
Background
A description of the experience
Cryptococcal meningitis and internal ophthalmoplegia - Lesser RL, Simon RM, Leon H, Siegel N.
A 17-year old girl received prednisone and azathioprine for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus. She developed a fever and hallucinations 18 months later; cryptococcal meningitis was diagnosed.
An internal ophthalmoplegia with loss of accommodation and dilation of the pupils developed together with bilateral lateral rectus palsy. Treatment with intravenous amphotericin resulted in disappearance of papilledema, muscle palsy, and internal ophthalmoplegia. We believe that the internal ophthalmoplegia was secondary to involvement of the accommodative and pupillary fibers of both third nerves at the base of the brain.